Burner for gas-stoves



(No Model.) 2 Sheets- Sheet 1.

A. W. MORTON.

Burner for Gas Stoves. New.. 238,30. Patened March l, 11881.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

A. W. MORTON.

Burner for Gas Stoves.. N0.. Zm. Paened March i, ESI..

.M//T 55555.. /NVENTU ALnANus w. Moncton, or BROOKLYN, New YORK.

p BURNER FQRGA'S-STOVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of., Letteralatent No.1238,301,dat`ed Max-chV1, 1881.

Appia-anon lalanne s, iseo. (No model.)

Toall whom 'it may concern: Be it known that I, ALnANUs W. Mon'roN, ofBrooklyn,

ments in Burners for Gas-Stoves and other purposes, of' which thefollowingis a specification.

This inventionis designed more particularly' for use in the ovens ofgas-stoves, commonly xo so called, but it may also be used for various vother purposes.

It comprises certain novel combinations of parts,.whereby auniformly-diffused and intense heat is produced, and also by which theheat of the iiame is transferred to solid materials which, when heated,possess the power of more freely radiatingthe heat than the fiameitself'.

The invention also comprises certain other novel combinations of parts,whereby the princi ple just hereinbefore indicated is carried intosuccessful and effectual practical operation.

Figure l is a transverse sectional view, and Fig. 2 an inverted planview, of' an apparatus embracing my said invention. Fig. 3 is aninverted plan, and Fig. 4 a vertical transverse sectional view,representing a modified form of said apparatus.

A is a series ofl parallel burners, each of' which, A', is prism-shaped,as represented more clearly in Figs. l and 4. The walls a of each oneare perforated with holes or gas-outlets, as shown at c. Inasmuch as thewalls a of each burner, A', are substantially at right angles tothecorrespondingwalls oftheadjacentburners, it follows that the gas inissuing through the outlet c' of' each burner will iiowv outward anddownward at an angle to the gas-jets issuing from the burners nextadjoining.' Therefore the flames from each burner, A', will impingeagainst the corresponding flames from the burners adjacent. When theoutlets c' of a burner are placed directly opposite the eorrespondingoutlets of the adjoining burners the dames will impinge at theirextremities; but when said outlets are placed opposite the spacesbetween the outlets of the adjoining burners, as represented in Fig. 2,the flames will interlock and impinge, more or less, at their edges; 5obut in either case the result is a sheet of flame of intense character,having in itself` a comcounty of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain Improveparativel y slight heat-radiating power 5 butinasmuch as the sheet of dame aforesaid is in close cent-act with thecast-iron o r other material of which the burners A' are made, the saidyeast-ironor other material is highly heated, and inasmuch `as it rapidlyreleases the heat after it has received it, the amountof sensible heatradi- 4 l' UNITED OFFICE. i

ated from the burners is much greater and much more effective forpractical purposes than could be obtained from the flames alone, if' thelatter were placed at such distances from the burners themselves thatthe substance of` said burners could not absorb heat from the flames andthen radiate said heat, as described.

In order that the fiame may not be dispersed laterally away from theburners A', a circumferential fia11ge, G-,is placed around the same insuch manner as to confine the flame within due limits at all thecircumferential portions. of the system of burners.

It is to be observed that while the material or substance of the burnersA' is heated by contact with the flame to a degree sufficient to euableit to radiate heat, as explained, this heating of the burners themselvesis not carried to a degree practically sucient for the gcneration oflight. To accomplish this last-indicated result recourse must be had toa material of' a more refractory character, applied in such position andin such proportions that it may be heated to a white heat. Variousrefractory materials may be used for this purpose; but, in practice,platinum-foil is to be preferred. This is attached at the lowestportions of the burners, represented at f, a-nd the foil preferably cutinto thin strips or fringes at its extremities, as represented in Fig.2, in order that by its state of' line subdivision its rapid and highheating may be secured. In the operation of the burners, as hereinbeforeexplained, the platinum-foil f is immersed in the flame, and beingthereby heated to a white heat is caused to emit light, and nasmueh asthe platinum or equivalent material at this incandescent stage possessesa heatradiating power many times greater than that of the blue flamesissuing from the burn.ers, it follows that the heating power of' theapparatus is very materially increased thereby. Furthermore, when theapparatus is used under circumstances where. light is more or less ICOto bedesiredf-aafor example, yin a "Franklin stove, sojfterniedf-#the-`light-giving ei'ect secured by the platinum or its equivalent, asdescribed, is of no small utility.

In order'that the gas mingled with the air necessary for its combustionmaybe properlyl burn with the. characteristicpblue iiame of a` ,Bunsenbnl-nerf; Placed within the chamber v(Lopposite the inlet fromveachL ofthe gaspipes l), is a narrow plate, F, which. I denominateabaftle." Thisplate or baie Fis so placedin relation to the inlet ot' the adjoining'gas-pipe D as to render it necessary for the mingled gas and air'rom thelsaid gas-pipe to pass around the lateral ed ges of said plate or batiieinstead ot' passing' direct .into the chamber G. The object of thisarrangement is to prevent anyv explosion of the mingled gas and air inthe chamber() from passing to the pipes l), and I have found byexperience that the etlect desired is etl'ectnally secured.

y 1n Figs. 1 and 2, the burners A' are shown :is straight- :ind parallelwith euch other, but when preferred they may be made ot' circular formand placed concentrically parallel with each other, as represented inFigs. 3 and 4. The one form or the other may beadopted according,` asthe circumferential contour of the apparatus is desired to berectangular or circular.

What I- claimfas my ,in-vention is-g gas-heater composedbfaseries'ofburw ers the outlets of which are arranged to throw' the flamesin immediate contact with the material or substance of the burners, andin a horizontal drectionor at an angle below the liorizont'al,substantially as'and for the pur pose herein set forth.

- -2..A gas heater composed of a series of prism-shaped burners, A', thegas-outlets of which are arranged to secure the contact or impingementofthe flames, allsubstantially as "and for the purpose "herein se'tforth'.

3. The combination, with the prism-shaped series ot' burners A', of thedownwardly-extending;r flange G, extendedentirely around thecircumference of saidl series, all substantially as and for the purposeherein set forth.

l4. In a burner for gas-stoves, &c., the conibination of theplatinum-foil or other refractory substance with the burners, arrangedin relation with each other as described, whereby light is produced by acomparatively small portion ofthe caloric of the tiames, while the majorpart ot' said caloric is applied to heating the metal of the burners7 inorder that heat may be radiated therefrolmall substantially as and forthe purpose herein set forth.

5. The baffle F, in combination with the y chamber C, .the series ot'burners A', and the gas-inlet pipes D, provided with means for theadmission ot' atmospheric air, all substantially as and for the purposeherein set forth.

ALBfrNUs W. MORTON.

Witnesses:

H. F. PARKER, 1t. H. GRIFFIN.

